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Friday, December 13th, 2019The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a new multilingual webpage was recently posted to highlight CDC content for languages other than English and Spanish. The new page indexes CDC information in languages other than English and Spanish in one place. Previously searchers had to search across an array of pages and […]
Health Literacy Month
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019October is Health Literacy Month. Resources librarians can use for Health Literacy Month, and beyond, include: Learn something new from The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM). In its weekly blog post, NLM answers the questions: “What is Health Literacy?” and How can we improve Health Literacy?” NLM defines Health Literacy on its Initiatives […]
Free Resources to Promote Fire Prevention Month
Thursday, October 17th, 2019October is Fire Prevention Month. Introduce and educate library patrons about fire safety using free resources in Spanish and English. In a fire, mere seconds can mean the difference between a safe escape and a tragedy. This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” works to […]
Award for Guides to Library Resources
Thursday, September 12th, 2019The American Library Association (ALA) offers Carnegie-Whitney Awards in amounts up to $5,000 for Guides to Library Resources. The ALA Publishing Committee provides these grants for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type of library. […]
Training for Boards of Trustees
Tuesday, September 10th, 2019Free educational sessions from the Rhode Island Foundation are great opportunities for library trustees. Registration is required. Details and registration information for all sessions are on the Rhode Island Foundation website. For new and seasoned board chairs, these four sessions will include a mini-workshop and peer discussion focused on specific topics. Board Chair/Executive Director Relationships, […]
Free Smithsonian Poster Exhibit Available
Friday, August 23rd, 2019World War I: Lessons And Legacies For Libraries The Smithsonian Institution is offering a free poster exhibition about World War I to all types of libraries: public, school, college/university, and special libraries. Sparked by the assassination of one man, the war eventually included the forces of the world’s major industrial powers (over 18 countries in […]
Libraries Transform Toolkits
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019Raise awareness about your library’s programs and activities. You can post the American Library Association’s eye-grabbing Libraries Transform statements on the library’s social media or print posters and bookmarks to distribute in your building. Special summer learning statements are available including “Because the Summer Slide Isn’t Playground Equipment”; “Because Students Who Read During the Summer, […]
Preservation and Programming Grants Available
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019The Rhode Island Foundation is accepting grant applications forthe preservation of original historical manuscripts and municipal records; andfor the preservation of records or the implementation of programs about Rhode Island legal history and/or constitutional history. Joseph O’Neill Ott Fund: Supports the preservation of original historical manuscripts and documents and municipal records of the smaller cities […]
Commitment to Expand Access to Naloxone Continues
Wednesday, January 30th, 2019Obtain Narcan at no cost Emergent BioSolutions, through its subsidiary Adapt Pharma, will continue offering one free box (two doses) of NARCAN® (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray, the leading community-use naloxone, and educational materials to public libraries. This is a nasal spray; no needles are used. “Public libraries are at the heart of every U.S. community […]
Grants for Digitizing Special Collections and Archives
Friday, January 25th, 2019DIGITIZING HIDDEN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES: ENABLING NEW SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH INCREASING ACCESS TO UNIQUE MATERIALS A national grant competition administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) for digitizing rare and unique content in collecting institutions. The program is generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is built upon the model […]
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